Questions tagged [canadian-english]
This tag is for questions related to the English language as spoken and written in Canada.
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Meaning of King in right of Canada?
I just came across the term "King in right of Canada".
As an English learner, I would just say "King of Canada".
What does the phrase "in right of" mean?
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What is the difference between earlier and sooner in the contexts I have provided and in similar contexts? I still don't understand [closed]
For the sake of finally ending all this, please explain the difference between earlier and sooner in relation to my three sentences and don't provide me with any unsolicited only indirectly related ...
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What is the difference between earlier and sooner in these contexts?
Person A gets a promotion in March and person B gets a promotion in May. Did Person A get a promotion 1 month earlier or sooner than Person B?
Their train left three minutes sooner or earlier than ...
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Do restaurants have patios or terraces in the US and in Canada? What's the difference?
Restaurants often have outdoor areas which are often referred to as either patio or terrace on the Internet. A wikipedia article about patio says restaurants have patios as outdoor areas but I have ...
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Difference between merge and converge in path/road/lane-related contexts?
Cambridge Dictionary and Merriam Webster Dictionary use converge and merge in very similar ways.
Cambridge uses the verb converge the following way in path/road/lane-related contexts.
converge at:
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Is ''grace someone with you presence'' always humorous?
I have seen that many dictionaries say this expression is humorous. If that's true, what other alternatives exist that can be used in a formal setting such as a business meeting or at a meeting in ...
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What is this kind of gate in the US and Canada called?
On the Internet, I have seen many names such as revolving gate, turnstile gate, revolving gate with turnstiles or just turnstile.
I don't really trust every source on the Internet because there are ...
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Difference between columns,rows and lines in three dimensional spaces?
What's the difference between a line, a column and a row in three dimensional contexts? (I know that a column also means ''a supporting structure'' and that's not what this post is about).
Please, ...
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What would you call these interior balconies? Interior balconies or just the second/third/etc. story? (AmE)
I am talking about those balcony structures that often partly jut out over the story below them. For example, in the atrium of a mall or in a fancy mansion.
In the first picture, that balcony wraps ...
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Are mezzanine and loft interchangeable in American English and Canadian English? If not, what's the difference?
Ok, so I have tried to get to the bottom of all this but I ended up even more confused. According to Cambridge Dictionary, the structure I have put a circle around is a mezzanine because the ...
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What is the difference between ''a spool'' and ''a reel''?
Are they interchangeable? According to dictionaries, spool is more prevalent in America whereas reel is more common in the UK but distinguishing between them doesn't seem this straightforward because ...
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Trail bottle depot. What does word 'trail' stand for?
I often see signs on buildings in Canada 'Trail Bottle Depot'.
What does word 'trail' stand for in this case?
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meaning- a cat is a suck
People say this when a cat likes cuddling, eg. he's a big suck. I don't know the exact meaning. I couldn't find an appropriate meaning from dictionaries. Or maybe I'm looking up the wrong word (...
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"object" as a verb
In Canadian English does the correct use of the verb "object" have a "to" in front of it? Ex. '"object to war vs. object war", "I object to his statement" vs "object his statement".
What is the "to" ...
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Has anyone seen or heard "kinked" used that way?
I just finished reading "Neuromancer" by William Gibson and wanted to ask you native speakers of the English language how his usage of the adjective / past participle "kinked" strikes you.
Gibson ...
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How to use "without" from Microeconomics
When studying basic Microeconomics, I saw a sentence:
it is not possible to make someone better off without making someone else worse off.
Does it mean that it is no way to make you feel happy if ...
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Is Canadian English considered more as American En or as British English?
Is Canadian English considered more as American English or as British English or neither? I always thought that there are only British English and American English but recently I realized that there ...
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When should we use "these ones" vs "those ones"?
When we are talking about things we can say "these ones" or those ones". What is the difference in fact?
For example if I want to point with a index finger on two things, should I say "those ones" ...
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"Even if" vs "although"
Are thoes two words used in different situation?
Is there any examples that can explain the difference between two words?
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Canadian English "one beer, two beer, three beer ..."
Is it true Canadian people say: "One beer, two beer, three beer..."?
(As opposed to "one beer, two beers, three beers...")
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What does the month "MA" stand for?
I have a box of chocolates that has a best before date of: "2015 MA 12".
What does "MA" stand for?
May? Or March? Which one?
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Why do Canadians say "eh" so often?
I find that many Canadians like to say "eh". I would like to know the following:
Is this just a cultural thing?
Is it improper grammar?
Do any other places do this?
Thanks in advance.
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going off to university -- meaning?
Source:
A Culips listener on Facebook recently requested that we do more interviews, so here’s another one! This time it’s our friend Jade who’s talking to you. In this episode, Andrew asks her ...
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Have somebody doing something?
What does this mean if a standing comedian says
I can't have you guys being a.. umm.. English audience and going "Oh hmm hmm"
This is from 3:30 of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIE1xkF8RZE
I know ...
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Why do we pronounce "slurp" with ə, but "slump" with ʌ?
Why do we pronounce slurp as /sləːp/ or /slɜ:p/ (BrE) or /slɝ:p/ (AmE) (Cambridge Dictionary of Pronunciation), but slump as /slʌmp/?
Is it because of the presence of R?
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Do Canadians and Americans really use "gotten" as past participle when speaking?
The OALD has the following note about get:
In spoken North American English the past participle got•ten /ˈɡɒtn/ /ˈɡɑːtn/ is almost always used.
I know that I have got a car just means I have a car. ...
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Is "stove element" a common name for this object?
I read in a book it's called a oven stove element, and I used this word. But it might sound formal, is there another more common name for it? If not, what else is it called?
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